A 62-year-old Kingsteignton man has died following a crash on the A38 in Plymouth.

Police were called at around 9am on Tuesday (February 27) after a lorry collided with the central reservation on the A38 at the Marsh Mills flyover.

Both carriageways were closed while emergency services, including the air ambulance, worked at the scene.

The man was taken to Derriford Hospital by land ambulance, where he later died.

His next of kin have been informed.

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were informed just before 9am on Tuesday, February 27, of a small lorry having collided with the central reservation on the A38, Plymouth on the Marsh Mills flyover.

"Both carriageways were closed as police, highways and both air and land ambulance attended the scene.

The scene on the A38

"A 62-year-old man from Kingsteignton was taken to Derriford Hospital by land ambulance, but was later declared deceased. His next of kin have been informed.